Ravenswood Sonoma Mountain Pickberry Red Wine – 2007 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine is  58% Merlot and 42% Cabernet Sauvignon; this wine give rustic hues of just split juniper wood, dried leaves, black ripe fruit.  Flavour characteristics: roasted black cherry, pomegrante, currant, smoke, chocolate, brown mushroom, fresh Thyme and bay leaf

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Flora Springs Holy Smoke Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.3 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

This wine weaves notes of black cherry, blackberry, lavender, smoke and autumnal spices–a polished and definitive wine.

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Freemark Abbey Josephine Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Lighter red; sharp, dry and focused. Notes of leather, fallen tree on ground, bright red cherry, anise, hint of vanilla and truffle.

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Forman Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Scent of tobacco and suede; flavor notes of mountain blackberry, confit of blueberry, anise, sweet chile ancho and allspice.

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James Johnson Vineyards Bisou Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Scent of forest floor and fallen leaves, underbrush; taste profile; fresh red plum, dark cherry, sweet baking spices and hint of white mushroom.

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Egelhoff Walton Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2007 – 9.3 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Dark in coloration, evocative and lyrical; cassis, Malabar pepper, Oaxacan simmering spices and vanilla.

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Egelhoff Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.1 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Notes of Blackberry, undertones of Eucalyptus, sage and lavender.

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Boeschen Vineyards Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.3 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Blueberry, Acai, distinct lush rustic notes vanilla, nutmeg and allspice.

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Anomaly Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.2 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Notes of fresh blueberry, Marjoram, fennel and hint of truffle, cacao and red flower petals.

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Flora Wild Boar Pope Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 2008 – 9.4 – James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy

Focused, dense and with considerable finesse; notes of wild blueberry, Acai, nutmeg, Cardamom, chocolate dust and white truffle.

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